Venezia, the one and only ☼

A 1h30 flight from Paris and a 17 minutes bus ride will lead you to the Piazzale Roma vaporetto station. Get on the boat and let the magic happen. It only takes a minute.

I had never thought about this destination that I imagined to be «cliche». It became necessary to shorten the lenght of our abscences as Naïm reached the first year of primary school, so I convinced myself to change the equation to short distance x concentration of dream-like hotels x price of plane tickets (less than 40€ with low-cost airlines).

We left for four days, just the two of us, and fell madly in love with the city. Since we came back I’ve been trying to convince everyone to go. If you decide to do so, during the summer, here are some of our hot spots for great food or presents.

Slices of giant pizzas sold by Venetian students of the neighborhood to the few tourists in the know. Locals stay at the counter and pay at the end of their savouring. Others sit by the sun on the square’s benches.
2€ / sliceDorsoruso 2944, Campo Santa Margherita. Vaporetto San Tomà

I found this address in the Vuitton guide ( I can’t resist the mention of a Cult Bakery), it was my food crush of the journey. There were no Carnival donut by then but what they call Paste, a choux bun filled with light cream, meringues and other delights for 1€. Calle de San Pantalon. Vaporetto San Tomà

The prettiest of all mask shops that we ran into during our stay is the one kept by Gepetto. The likeness is striking! Here, the masks are made of papier maché or leather (fabulous). The atelier in the shop allows us to have a look at Monsieur paint, varnish, sculpt…San Marco – Frezzeria 1735. Vaporetto San Marco

Last but not least, the street food you can nibble while diving around.
You will see a lot of fruits in Venice, placed in paper cups around fountains. As for savory food, our favorite was Aqua & Mais situated close to one of our hotels. Here, a mother and her sons serve croquetas with potatoes, mozzarella, chicken or vegetables ( olives, eggplants…). These are made to take-away in bamboo cones, crunchy and perfect! San Polo, Campiello dei Meloni 1411-1412. Vaporetto San Silvestro.